software development Recommendation for a laptop for software development

[Carrot Eating Giraffe]

Hello amigos

 

Let me get right to the point and not waste your time.

 

I am a software developer by trade and my main rig is an i7 6700K / 16 GB ram / GTX 1080 / Dual 144hz 1080p monitors that I use for mostly gaming and software development.

My job as a software development requires me to be running a virtual machine on my computer (vagrant machine that emulates our company server that is running ubuntu) on a daily basis for long periods of time to conduct my testing and troubleshooting. On top of that, I do work in mobile development (Android but not iOS) from time to time so I do use Android Studio (along with its Android Emulator) on a weekly basis.

 

I had not had the need to get myself a laptop before since my phone was sufficient enough for me for when I was away from home. However lately, and since I work from home, I have been starting to think about buying a good laptop that can allow me to work away from home from time to time.

 

I really have never had a laptop before (been a desktop PC kind a guy my whole life) so I have no clue as to what I should be getting or what are the recommended ones out there.

 

Thanks so much for everyone in advance,

[grimreeper132]

there's nothing massive between laptops and desktops apart from one has a battery. They are using the same architecture, so the programming should be the same as well

[Carrot Eating Giraffe]

1 hour ago, grimreeper132 said:

there's nothing massive between laptops and desktops apart from one has a battery. They are using the same architecture, so the programming should be the same as well

I am not talking about architecture or anything like that.

I was asking for recommendations for a good laptop that can handle VMs and has a somewhat of a good battery life.

[genexis_x]

Location? Budget?

[grimreeper132]

22 hours ago, Carrot Eating Giraffe said:

I am not talking about architecture or anything like that.

I was asking for recommendations for a good laptop that can handle VMs and has a somewhat of a good battery life.

from the sounds of it you wanted to know the diffrence

[TLCH723]

Using VM, you want more cores and RAM. So you may want to go for a hex core and at least 16GB RAM. Also since you use dual 1080p, I would assume you like the real estate so a 15 inch